I think Karen's idea will work OK as long as you do not have other container components on it like Panels. I have used the Alpha Blend for this purpose, but just for S & G, I tried it on a form with Panels, Tabs and those remain visible, so...
On Friday, February 7, 2020 at 1:42:49 PM UTC-5, Doug Hamilton wrote: > > Ding! Ding! Ding! Karen wins! > > The idea is to have a Main Menu and then cascade subsequent forms down and > right as each one is opened. > Your prize, such as it is, is the code: > The Main Menu is an external form that is disconnected from the db. When > an object is clicked a CFA runs that connects the db and gets the current > location of the MainMenu: > GETPROPERTY RBASE_FORM LEFT 'gFormLeft' > GETPROPERTY RBASE_FORM TOP 'gFormTop' > > When a form is opened, this code runs in the OAS EEP that bumps the top > and left coordinates down and right and then positions the form; the form > has alphablend set to zero: > SET VAR + > gFormLeft = (CTXT((NINT(.gFormLeft)) + 20)), + > gFormTop = (CTXT((NINT(.gFormTop)) + 20)) > PROPERTY RBASE_FORM LEFT .gFormLeft > PROPERTY RBASE_FORM TOP .gFormTop > > PROPERTY RBASE_FORM ALPHABLENDVALUE 255 > > An On Close EEP in each form decrements the position: > SET VAR + > gFormLeft = (CTXT((NINT(.gFormLeft)) - 20)), + > gFormTop = (CTXT((NINT(.gFormTop)) - 20)) > > Thanks Karen! > Doug > p.s. I use 'g' variables instead 'v' so I know they are global and not to > be cleared in a form. > > On 2/7/2020 11:54 AM, 'Karen Tellef' via RBASE-L wrote: > > Hey I know this one!!!! I've actually never done this, but knew I had it > somewhere in my notes. > > > > To make a form invisible, check Alpha-Blend and set the value to 0. > On form after start eep, do whatever, then PROPERTY RBASE_FORM > ALPHABLENDVALUE 255 > > > > > Karen > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Doug Hamilton <[email protected]> <javascript:> > To: R:Base List <[email protected]> <javascript:> > Sent: Fri, Feb 7, 2020 11:45 am > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Hide form while repositioning > > When a form is first opened, how do I hide it until it is in a desired > location? > > Forms normally open in the center of the screen. I have an On After > Start EEP that uses PROPERTY RBASE_FORM LEFT 'nnn' and PROPERTY > RBASE_FORM TOP 'nnn' to locate the form elsewhere. The form briefly > appears in the center of the screen and then locates to the assigned > position. > > What I want to do is have the equivalent of Hide-On-Startup for the > form, position it and then issue a PROPERTY RBASE_FORM VISIBLE 'TRUE'. > > I tried PROPERTY RBASE_FORM VISIBLE 'FALSE' as the first line in the > On-After-Start EEP but it was too late - the form was already visible. > PROPERTY RBASE_FORM VISIBLE 'FALSE' didn't work in the On Before Start > EEP cuz you can't hide something that isn't there yet :) > > I played around with Gravitation on New Form Behavior but couldn't get > what I wanted. > > BTW, the PROPERTY LEFT and TOP are in a RUN SELECT that is called in the > form's On After Start EEP; I run that in all my forms to set Captions, > some hints and generic form stuff. > > Ideas? > > TIA, > Doug > RB X.5E 20114 > > -- > For group guidelines, visit > http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBASE-L" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. <javascript:> > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbase-l/aac71212-2ef0-234c-8532-ccea63a69453%40wi.rr.com > . > -- > For group guidelines, visit > http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBASE-L" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbase-l/1427773212.974810.1581098060265%40mail.yahoo.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbase-l/1427773212.974810.1581098060265%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- For group guidelines, visit http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbase-l/71b76fe1-c317-443d-bf6b-774bab752969%40googlegroups.com.
